Районная олимпиада 11 класс 2011/2012 Гомельская область

Английский язык. 11 класс. Лексико-грамматический тест.

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XI Form

Total points 63

Vocabulary and Grammar Test

I. Complete each space in the text with a word formed from the word in capitals. 

This year, (1)……. ……….. in the factory has suffered	PRODUCT
because of a lack of expert technical kno wledge. As a result
we have made very substantial (2)…………in sending	INVEST
employees on training courses. The fact remains that it is
becoming increasingly difficult to get skilled labourers with
the right (3)………………………., experience, and above all,	QUALIFY
(4)…………………………The company has also suffered this year	EXPERT
from the industrial (5)………………………in November, which	ACT
saw 340 union members walk out in a pay dispute.Union
(6)………………………..eventually sat down with management	REPRESENT
and negotiated a 4 per cent pay rise, but not until 5 working
days had been lost to the strike. As a result of such problems
we recognise the need to (7)……….in certain areas, and, on	ECONOMY
the advice of our external (8)……….. , Prior	CONSULT
and Young, we have identified the need for at least 3 departments to
be (9)………..It is thought that this will mean the loss of between 6	STREAM
and 10 jobs, though the exact figures and nature of the redundancies
will be (10)…………in the next report.	CLEAR

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

a) You are not to leave the hospital under any circumstances,

ARE Under…………………………leave the hospital.

b) Two weeks passed before the letter arrived.

DID Not until……………………………………………………………………….the letter arrive.

c) She was so popular that everyone voted for her.

HER Such…………………………………………………………….that everyone voted for her.

d) Luckily it wasn’t necessary for Jim to take the exam again.

NEED Luckily Jim…………………………………………………………………………….the exam.

e) In the end I had no choice but to get a lift with a colleague.

COULD In the end all…………………………………………………..get a lift with a colleague.

f) The guests didn’t finally leave until after midnight.

BEFORE It………………………………………………………………………….the guests finally left.

g) Paul smashed a window and damaged the television too.

BUT Not only…………………………………………………………….damaged the television.

h) By law, all rear-seat passengers are obliged to wear seat-belts.

HAVE By law, seat-belts………………………………………………….all rear-seat passengers.

i) Harry tells the same joke all the time!

OVER Harry tells the same joke……………………………………………………………….again!

j) It may seem strange but I like stale cake!

AS Strange………………………………………………………………………….I like stale cake!

k) It was very kind of you to bring me chocolates.

SHOULDN’T You………………………………………………………………………………..me chocolates.

1) There’s nothing better to do, so go home.

MAY You………………………………………………………………………………………..go home.

III. There are ten extra appearances of the in the following text. Underline them.

The word processor and the calculator are without a shadow of doubt here to stay, and in the many respects our lives are the much richer for them. But the teachers and other academics are claiming that we are now starting to feel the first significant wave of their effects on a generation of the users. It seems nobody under the age of 20 can spell or add up any more. Even several professors at leading universities have commented on the detrimental effect the digital revolution has had on the most intelligent young minds in the country. The problem, evidently, lies with the automatic spellcheck now widely available on the word processing software. Professor John Silver of the Sydney University, Australia, said: «Why should we bother to learn how to spell correctly, or for that matter to learn even the most basic of the mathematical sums, when at the press of a button we have our problem answered for us. The implications are enormous. Will the adults of the future look to the computer to make the decisions for them, to tell them who to marry or what the house to buy? Are we heading for a future individual incapable of the independent human thought?

IV. Complete the spaces by finding one word which fits in all three sentences.

a)

*Later in the programme we have highlights of two big matches played earlier today:Ajaxmet Juventus whileBarcelona…….onPorto.
*The weightlifter who allegedly………performance-enhancing drugs has been named today.
*On my doctor’s advice, I……up yoga in order to relax.

b)
*The transfer of Mario Rossi to Manchester United has been approved by the………of directors.
*The new pool has a slide, water chute and diving……………….
*In any game of chess, the queen is the most powerful piece on the whole……….

c)
*Right now Evans is very………………in confidence; she needs to start winning a few races again.
*There was a disappointingly………………turnout for the youth club’s open day.
*When you’re cycling up a steep hill you will need to be in a……………..gear.

d )
*……………….. the earth down around the roots after you’ve planted the flower.
*Jim’s Dad took him out into the middle of the pool and showed him how to…………water.
*I’ve got my photos drying out on the kitchen floor, so whatever you do, don’t…….on them!

e)
*Unbelievable — what an amazing……………….around! Smith has come from behind to take the gold
medal!
*As I’d never played this card game before, the others let me have another………….
*… and Walton showed a………….of speed that left his opponents for dead.

V.   Complete the article with the verbs from the box in the correct form.

blow up, break down, drive away, drop off, give up, go off, go on, ride off

Residents of Victoria street inThorntonwere disturbed last night by an unusual accident. At 11 o’clock a car 1) ______ hear the end of the street and the driver left his vehicle there while he 2) ______ with his journey by taxi. An hour later, the car’s alarm 3) ______when it was hit by a stolen van. The engine of the van 4) ______, so the thief tried to 5) ______ in the car. But he 6) ______ when the car wouldn’t start and stole a bicycle instead.
«I 17) ______ to sleep at about midnight,’ Said Michael Patel who lives at11 Victoria Street,’ then I was woken by a terrible ringing and a loud bang. When I looked out of my window, I saw a man 8) ______ on my bicycle!’

VI. Read the text and choose one of the answers.

The Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council was established by (1)… handful of individuals in the early 1970s. It was set up (2)… the belief that Commonwealth had much to contribute (3)… a multi-racialBritain. (4)… 37 years, more than 40.000 young people have benefited (5)…. the work of this now thriving organization that brings together (6)… young people from 54 countries around the world. Members include some of the richest and poorest countries in the world, working together (7)… a range of issues, from health (8)… new technologies. The organization also runs a number of cross-cultural programs.

1)	a) —	b) the	c) an	d) a
2)	a) for	b) in	c) with	d) into
3)	a) to	b) from	c) for	d) up
4)	a) about	b) during	c) over	d) in
5)	a) at	b) out of	c) from	d) of
6)	a) the	b) a	c) an	d) —
7)	a) at	b) on	c) onto	d) with
8)	a) till	b) towards	c) to	d) up to

VII. Read the text and choose one of the answers.

During the 1990s with support from government finding and the National Youth Association, several high street information shops (1)… . These (2)… young people with ready access to a range of information under one roof in a town centre location. The scheme (3)… to be popular. The number of information shops, spread throughoutEngland, (4)… steadily ever since. There are currently more than 30 information shops but unless their popularity (5)… the figure (6)… by 2010. The information shops’ service (7)… on the belief that everyone has the right to as much unbiased information as possible. One-to-one advice (8)… also by professional information support workers. This service (9)… only some years ago but it (10)… fast.

1)	a) established	b) had beenestablished	c) were established	d) were beingestablished
2)	a) provide	b) are providing	c) are provided	d) have beenproviding
3)	a) has beenproved	b) proved	c) was proved	d) has proved
4)	a) has grown	b) has been growing	c) has been grown	d) grew
5)	a) decreases	b) doesn’t decrease	c) has decreased	d) decreased
6)	a) will double	b) will have beendoubled	c) doubles	d) will have doubled
7)	a) bases	b) has been based	c) is based	d) is being based
8)	a) offers	b) was offered	c) has been offered	d) is offered
9)	a) introduced	b) was introduced	c) has been introduced	d) was beingintroduced
10)	a) is developing	b) will develop	c) is going to develop	d) will be developed

 

Английский язык. 11 класс. Текст для аудирования

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Form XI 

Listening-Comprehension

Mathew lived in a big city, and his hair was always cut by the same hairdresser. Mathew went to himonce a month. He was allowed one hour for his lunch every day, and in the mornings when his hair wasgoing to be cut, he made himself some sandwiches to eat in the hairdressers.

The hairdresser had a very small shop near Mathew’s office, and he worked alone, but he always cutMathew’s hair exactly as Mathew liked it, and while he was doing it, the two men talked about football orcricket.

But the hairdresser was, an old man, and one day, when Mathew was sitting in his chair, and his hairwas being cut as usual, the old man said to him, «Mathew, I’m going to be sixty-five years old next month,so I’m going to retire. I’m going to sell my shop to a young man who wants to be a hairdresser. The shop’sbeing paid for by the young’s man father.»

Mathew was very sad to hear this, because he enjoyed talking to the old man, and he was also worried that his hair would not be cut as well by the new young man as it had been for so many years by his old friend.

He went to the shop again the next month, and the new man was there. He cut Mathew’s hair, but he did it very badly.

The next month, Mathew went into the shop again. The young man asked him how he would like his hair cut, and Mathew answered, «Please, cut it very short on the right side, but leave it as it is on the left. It must cover my ear. On top, cut all the hair away in the middle, but leave a piece at the front which can hang down to my chin.»

The young man was very surprised when he heard this. «But, sir», said, «I can’t cut your hair like that!»

«Why not?» Mathew asked. «That’s how you cut it last time».

Английский язык. 11 класс. Тест к тексту для аудирования

Form XI

Listening-Comprehension Test

I.  Read the statements and mark them as true or false.

1. Mathew lived in a small town.
2. Every month Mathew visited a hairdresser’s.
3. The two men talked about football or cricket.
4. The old hairdresser was sixty years old.
5. Once when Mathew went to the hairdresser’s there was a young lady.
6. Mathew wasn’t happy with his new hair-cut.

II. Arrange the sentences in the logical order.

1. He was also worried that his hair would not be cut as well by the new young man as it had been
for so many years by his old friend.
2. «Why not?» Mathew asked. «That’s how you cut it last time.»
3. «But, sir,» he said, «I can’t cut your hair like that!»
4. He cut Mathew’s hair, but he did it very badly.
5. «On top, cut all the hair away in the middle, but leave a piece at the front which can hang down
to my chin.»
6. The young man asked him how he would like his hair cut.

III. Choose the correct variant according to the text.

1. Mathew’s hair was always cut…
a) by a young man b) by his mother c) by the same hairdresser
2. The hairdresser’s shop was …
a) near Mathew’s house b) near Mathew’s office c) in the centre of the city
3. The old hairdresser worked…
a) with Mathew b) with a young man c) alone
4. When Mathew went to the hairdresser’s he always had … with him.
a) some sandwiches b) a suitcase c) a newspaper
5. Mathew enjoyed…
a) talking to the old man b) eating his sandwiches c) playing football
6. The new man… as Mathew liked it.
a) cut Mathew’s hair b) didn’t cut Mathew’s hair c) talked to Mathew

 

IV. Answer the questions.

1. How often did Mathew go to the hairdresser’s?

2. Why did the old hairdresser decide to sell his hairdresser’s shop?

3. Who was going to buy the hairdresser’s shop?

4. Who paid for the shop?

5. Did Mathew go to the new hairdresser again?

6. Did the new hairdresser agree to this?

7. Why had Mathew asked the new hairdresser to cut his hair like that?

 

Form XI 

Listening-Comprehension Test

KEYS

I.

1. False

2. True

3. True

4. False

5. False

6. True

II. 1 4 6 5 3 2

III. 1.а 2.и З.с 4.а5.а 6.b

IV.

1. He went there once a month,

2. He decided to sell his hairdresser’s shop because he was going to retire.

3. Ayoung man was going to buy the hairdresser’s shop.

4. The young man’s father paid for the shop.

5. Yes, he did.

6. No, he didn’t.

7. Mathew wanted the hairdresser to understand that last time he had cut his hair very badly.

 

Form XI

Vocabulary and Grammar Test

Keys

I. 1 productivity 2 investments 3 qualifications 4 expertise 5action 6 representatives 7 economise 8 consultants 9 streamlined 10. Clarified

II.

a…. no circumstances are you to…..

b……two weeks had passed did…

с…..was her popularity…..

d…..did not need to retake/re-sit

c…. could 1 do was…

f…. .was midnight before…

g…..did Paul smash a window but he also…

h…..have to be worn by…..

i….over and over…

j, …as it may seem…

k…..shouldn’t have brought…..

l. … may as well…

III.

The word processor and the calculator are without a shadow of doubt here to stay, and in the many respects our lives are the much richer for them. But the teachers and other academics are claiming that we are now starting to feel the first significant wave of their effects on a generation of the users. It seems nobody under the age of 20 can spell or add up any more. Even several professors at leading universities have commented on the detrimental effect the digital revolution has had on the most intelligent young minds in the country. The problem, evidently, lies with the automatic speilcheck now widely available on the word processing software. Professor John Silver of the Sydney University, Australia, said: «Why should we bother to learn how to spell correctly, or for that matter to learn even the most basic of the mathematical sums, when at the press of a button we have our problem answered for us. The implications are enormous. Will the adults of the future look to the computer to make the decisions for them, to tell them who to marry or what the house to buy? Are we heading for a future individual incapable of the independent human thought?»

IV. a) took b) board c) low d) tread e) turn

V. 1 broke down 2 went on 3 went off 4 blew up 5 drive away 6 gave up 7 dropped off 8 riding off

VI. 1d; 2b; 3a; 4c; 5c; 6d; 7b,8c

VII. 1c; 2a; 3d; 4b; 5a; 6d; 7c; 8d; 9b; 10a